AIDS — /aydz/ , n. Pathol. a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii …Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

PROGRAM — I. ˈprō-ˌgram, -grəm noun Etymology: French programme agenda, public notice, from Greek programma, from prographein to write before, from pro- …Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary

AIDS — Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome - a disease of the immune system Recently the number of AIDS patients has been increasing …English Idioms vocab

AIDS — Disease due to infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). AIDS is an acronym for Acquired ImmunoDeficiency Syndrome.English Dictionary of Medicine

AIDS — Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (ah-KWY-erd im-YOON-o-de-FISH-en-see SIN-drome). A disease caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). People with AIDS are at an …NCI English Dictionary of Cancer Terms